Agenda posted before 4:00 PM, January 16, 2020
Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting
Transportation Board Room, 2nd Floor, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA
January 23, 2020, 10:00 AM (Approximate duration: 2 hours and 10 minutes, expected ending at 12:10 PM)
Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and
accessibility information is on page 2. |
Please note: This meeting will be preceded by a meeting of the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) Committee beginning at 9:00 AM.
1. Introductions, 2 minutes
2. Public Comments, 10 minutes
3. Chairs Report, 5 minutes
4. Committee Chairs Reports, 2 minutes
5. Regional Transportation Advisory Council Report, 2 minutes
6. Executive Directors Report, 2 minutes
7.
Action Item: Approval of December 19, 2019, MPO
Meeting Minutes, 1 minute (to be posted)
8. Action Item: Federal Fiscal Years (FFYs) 202024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment Two, Matt Genova, MPO staff: Presentation and discussion of the proposed TIP amendment and vote to release for a 21-day public review period, 15 minutes (to be posted)
9. FFY 2019 Addressing Safety, Mobility, and Access on Subregional Priority Roadways, Chen-Yuan Wang, MPO staff: Presentation and discussion of this FFY 2019 UPWP-funded study that analyzed safety, mobility, and operations on the Route 9 corridor in Brookline, 20 minutes (posted)
10. Break, 5 minutes
11. Considerations for Incorporating Cost-Effectiveness Analysis into the
Transportation Improvement Program Process, Beth Osborne,
Transportation for America and Matt Genova, MPO staff: Presentation and
discussion of cost-effectiveness analysis approaches that the MPO could use in
TIP project programming decisions and monitoring activities, 60 minutes
12.
Members
Items: Reports and notices by MPO members, including regional
concerns and local community issues, 5 minutes
Meeting
materials are posted on the MPOs meeting calendar webpage at ctps.org/calendar/month. Times
reflect the expected duration of each item and do not constitute a schedule. Meeting locations are
accessible to people with disabilities and are near public transportation.
Upon request (preferably two weeks in advance of the meeting), every effort
will be made to provide accommodations such as assistive listening devices,
materials in accessible formats and in languages other than English, and
interpreters in American Sign Language and other languages. Please contact
the MPO staff at 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY), 617.570.9192
(fax), or eharvey@ctps.org. The Boston Region
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) operates its programs, services, and
activities in compliance with federal nondiscrimination laws including Title
VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI), the Civil Rights Restoration
Act of 1987, and related statutes and regulations. Title VI prohibits
discrimination in federally assisted programs and requires that no person in
the United States of America shall, on the grounds of race, color, or
national origin (including limited English proficiency), be excluded from
participation in, denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to
discrimination under any program or activity that receives federal
assistance. Related federal nondiscrimination laws administered by the
Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, or both,
prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, sex, and disability. The Boston
Region MPO considers these protected populations in its Title VI Programs,
consistent with federal interpretation and administration. In addition, the
Boston Region MPO provides meaningful access to its programs, services, and
activities to individuals with limited English proficiency, in compliance
with U.S. Department of Transportation policy and guidance on federal
Executive Order 13166. The Boston Region MPO also
complies with the Massachusetts Public Accommodation Law, M.G.L. c 272
sections 92a, 98, 98a, which prohibits making any distinction,
discrimination, or restriction in admission to, or treatment in a place of
public accommodation based on race, color, religious creed, national origin,
sex, sexual orientation, disability, or ancestry. Likewise, the Boston Region
MPO complies with the Governor's Executive Order 526, section 4, which
requires that all programs, activities, and services provided, performed,
licensed, chartered, funded, regulated, or contracted for by the state shall
be conducted without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, age,
gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, disability, veteran's status
(including Vietnam-era veterans), or background. A complaint form and
additional information can be obtained by contacting the MPO or at http://www.bostonmpo.org/mpo_non_discrimination. To request this
information in a different language or in an accessible format, please
contact Title VI Specialist, Boston
Region MPO, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150, Boston, MA 02116, civilrights@ctps.org, 857.702.3700 (voice), 617.570.9193 (TTY) |